Exhibit 32.1
                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In  connection  with the  quarterly  report on Form 10-QSB of Appian,  Inc. (the
"Company") for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  on the  date  hereof  (the  "Report"),  I, F.  Briton
McConkie,  Principal Executive Officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  ss. 1350, as adopted  pursuant to ss. 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The  information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ F. Briton McConkie, Jr.
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F. Briton McConkie, Jr.
President, Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
November 19, 2004